A visual representation of the federal budget

Want a truly horrifying look at where your tax money goes? Visit Death and Taxes 2007, where they have a big graph that can (fair warning) suck up an hour of your time. It breaks down federal discretionary spending visually, which gives a real, immediate sense of our priorities.

Looking for the EPA? Oh, it’s that wee little circle in the upper right. Sigh.

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